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Dover noun uk /ˈdəʊ.vər/ us /ˈdoʊ.vɚ/ a town and important port on the southeast coast of England, in the county of Kent: The hovercraft took 35 minutes to go from Dover to Calais. England's white cliffs of Dover are a famous outcropping of limestone. the capital city of the US state of Delaware: Part of the reason for Delaware's oversupply of rooms is the eight hotels built in the Dover area. The Delaware Supreme Court overturned the Dover Planning Commission's rejection of a plan to build 96 apartments. She grew up in Dover. He spent five years working as a nurse in Dover. She is an assistant professor in the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department at Delaware State University in Dover. Delaware still has two NASCAR races, run each year at Dover International Speedway. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Towns & regions: city names & their inhabitants Aberdeen Aberdonian Abidjan Abu Dhabi Abuja Brisbane Bristol Brno Brum Brussels Florentine Fortaleza Frankfort Frankfurt am Main Fredericton Nashville Neapolitan New Orleans New South Wales New York |